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Posted: 2019-10-20T11:26:30Z | Updated: 2019-10-20T11:27:16Z

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan delegation of American lawmakers have visited Jordan to discuss the deepening crisis in Syria amid a shaky U.S.-brokered cease-fire.

According to a statement from Pelosis office, the delegation met Saturday with Jordans King Abdullah II in Amman and held vital discussions about the impact to regional stability. Jordan is a key U.S. ally in the region.

The Middle East visit came as the U.S. has been withdrawing troops from Syria, following President Donald Trump s abrupt decision to have U.S. forces stand aside for a Turkish incursion into Syrias Kurdish-held north.

Jordans official news agency Petra says Abdullah stressed in the meeting the importance of safeguarding Syrias territorial integrity.

Turkey has demanded both Kurdish and Syrian government forces withdraw from a designated border zone.